Biochemical Engineering - Enzymes and Kinetics

Exercise : Enzymes and Kinetics - Section 1
16.
Which of the following common drugs is not a specific enzyme inhibitor?
Iodine
Methotrexate
Sulfbnilamide
Penicillin
Answer: Option
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17.
The enzyme inhibition can occur by
reversible inhibitors
irreversible inhibitors
Both (a) and (b)
None of these
Answer: Option
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18.
In a Lineweaver-Burk Plot, competitive inhibitor shows which of the following effect?
It moves the entire curve to right
It moves the entire curve to left
It changes the x-intercept
It has no effect on the slope
Answer: Option
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19.
Which of the following statements is not true?
Enzymes are proteins that bind to specific substrates and increase the velocity of reactions involving those substrates
Enzymes function by overcoming the activation energy barrier of a reaction
Enzymes make thermodynamically favorable reactions to proceed; they cannot make unfavorable reactions to occur
Enzymes only function when they are in intact cells
Answer: Option
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20.
Non-competitive inhibitor of an enzyme catalyzed reaction
decreases Vmax
binds to Michaelis complex (ES)
both (a) and (b)
can actually increase reaction velocity in rare cases
Answer: Option
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